Boston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2900
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$1081
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$2064
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
91
78
🏙️ Population
676K
594K

The cost of living in Boston is 228% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 24th and 4951st ($3547 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 211th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 103rd and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$3.21
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$14573

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BostonKawaguchi

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1124